EKU 28

Brewed by Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Eisbock
Kulmbach, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter, Stein

12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear, effervescent amber with a moderate amount of thick, cream-colored head. Cool appearance. Fruity aroma features apple, peach, fruitcake, and golden raisin scents. Licorice (anise) dominates the flavor, at least initially. Yellow plum, mango juice, an apricot pie flavors also present. Sweet and rich, spicy taste. Odd but interesting, spicy aftertaste. Thick and fizzy in the palate. Alcohol burn as it goes down the throat. Not as hard to drink as one might expect. EKU 28 is, somewhat surprisingly, not bad, but it*s certainly not an every day beer.

Pours like the picture. Nose is malt heavy and sweet with raisin, brown sugar, and alcohol. Flavor is similar, a little saltier, heavily sweet and sugary, more alcohol. Medicinal with warmth. Syrupy body, short finish of bread and alcohol. Decent, but a little one sided.

Bottle from BevMo Mission Valley. Pours a crystal clear rosy amber color with minimal head. Nose of candied tree fruits and sweet malts. Flavor is a little boozy with sweet malt and sweet fruits.

Pours amber with a medium tan head. Aroma is sweet rich caramel malt. Flavor is big, sweet caramel malt, slightly roasty and nutty, and with a bit of alcohol in there as well. Really good.

Clear amber body with a small, creamy, off-white head, mostly diminishing with a fair lacing. Malty aroma (toffee) with hitns of plum. Strong alcoholic character. Moderate sweet flavour. Medium body with an oily texture; soft carbonation; strong alcoholic feeling in the finish. Not very satisfactory; alcoholic character too dominant.

Pours a very clear amber with little head. Aroma strong with molasses, plum, and malt. Flavor is excellent, with the molasses combining with malt, honey, and caramel to create a really nice sweet but drinkable brew. Palate is nice- not too thick like many beers of this sweetness, but still sticks to the tongue quite nicely. Very nice beer.

Ahh - EKU 28 - my first foray into anything not Anheuser Busch related years and years ago on my first trip to Germany in the Air Force. Recently had another at the Flying Saucer in Raleigh NC. Nice orange/amber color when brought to the table. Lots of fruity aromas and could also detect the hops quite well. The taste actually delivered what appeared to be toffee and toasted malt. Could certainly pick up the alcohol in the beer but it goes down well. A good beer that reminds me of some good times.

Bottle. Pours amber brown with creamy thick, off white head. Smells like regurgitated fruit, very sour discustingly sweet. Tastes very unpleasant, overly fermented fruity, dark, sticky, hard to drink. Strong presence of alcohol. Not for me, though. I paid alot for a 6 pack, but ended up giving the rest of it away.